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Akey player in the energy world, Rexel began supporting positive solutions to climate change in preparation for COP21. Throughout 2015, and in particular during the Climate Change Conference in Paris in December, Rexel built multiple partnerships and took part in several conferences, demonstrating its commitment to accelerate the energy transition.

SOLUTIONS COP21: AN INNOVATIVE INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS In July 2014, Rexel early joined Solutions COP21, a multi-player initiative aimed at promoting practical solutions (products, services, innovations, etc.) to climate

change. Founded by nine members, including Rexel, the initiative had around 200 members in December 2015. Through a conference program, a web platform dedicated to climate solutions and, as a high point, an

exhibition at the Grand Palais (Paris, France), the initiative enabled Rexel to dialogue with numerous stakeholders on the role played by energy efficiency and energy management in new and renovated buildings. Rexel also took part in the Se loger de façon durable

( More sustainable housing ) workshop, co-led with Ikea, that translated into a document (available on the Solutions COP21 website), highlighting solutions to save water and key resources during the entire building s lifecycle and functions.

ENGAGING AND WORKING WITH EXPERTS To extend the impact of its actions, Rexel entered into other partnerships in preparation for COP21. In January 2015, Rexel joined the Yale Climate Change Dialogue, launched by Yale University s Center for Environmental Law & Policy . Composed of business, university and public authority representatives,

Mobilizing stakeholders against climate change

In May 2015, under the guidance of the Association française des entreprises privées (French Association of Private Companies, AFEP), the Mouvement des entreprises de France (French Business Confederation, MEDEF) and the Cercle de l industrie (an exchange forum for large industrial companies), Rexel supported the Business proposals for COP21 alongside approximately one hundred companies committed to accelerate the energy transition. In November 2015, on the eve of the COP21 Summit, Rexel was also part of the 39 major companies that signed the French Business Climate Pledge . Generating 1,200 billion euros in sales, and employing 4.4 million people, these companies made a firm commitment to combat climate change.

PROMOTING A BETTER ENERGY FUTURE